LIFT Approves New Chairman, Board of Directors

LIFT Approves New Chairman, Board of Directors

Photo Credit: Max Flatow Photography

Thursday, June 10 2010

LIFT honored Marne Obernauer Jr.’s dedication and leadership over the last 11 years as Chairman of the National Board of Directors on June 10, 2010.  He passed the role to Michael Gilligan, a founding partner of Heritage Partners and active philanthropist in the Boston community.


As LIFT’s “angel investor,” Obernauer spearheaded the organization’s establishment as a student-driven service network for low-income communities and guided its development for over a decade, helping it become a nationally recognized model for poverty alleviation.

LIFT’s staff and Board unanimously approved Gilligan’s nomination.  Going forward, Gilligan will cultivate LIFT’s National Advisory Board and lead LIFT’s continued programmatic and financial growth and sustainability.

For more information, visit www.liftcommunities.org/about/board.

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